Jon Steiner chats with Spineless Wonder’s Irina Markovsky about his recent experiences of getting his short fiction adapted to film 1. Which of your stories is being made into a short film? How did this come about? Did you pitch the story or were you approached? The story is called Gecko. This story and another … Read More
1. Who are the short fiction authors you admire (Australian or otherwise, alive or dead)? My favourite short fiction authors include Gillian Mears, Patrick White, Elizabeth Jolley, E Annie Proulx. 2. What is the most memorable short story you have read? And why does it stand out for you? The most memorable short story I’ve … Read More
Earworms Sale – 50% off until Feb 1!!!! To celebrate the festive season, our short Australian audio stories are now on sale at half price. So this means you can grab yourself a 20-minute short story for as little as $0.99. Stock up for that summer road trip you have planned. Or if you’re working … Read More
In Part 1, I asked some of our top reviewers how they felt about the task of reviewing short fiction. In Part 2, I ponder why it is that Book Clubs may shy away from discussing collection and anthologies, I ask the opinion of some short fiction writers and finally, I provide a few tips … Read More
I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear to wake me up and get going, rather than retreat. Sylvester Stallone It’s not often that I find myself thinking the same way as Sly, but when The First Tuesday Book Club recently turned down my suggestion to discuss our anthology, Escape, on their … Read More
1. Who are the short fiction authors you admire (Australian or otherwise, alive or dead)? Of writers outside Australia, I love Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Katherine Mansfield and Vladimir Nabokov. There are many Australian short story writers I love. In the 1970s Peter Carey and Murray Bail wrote some of the best short fiction … Read More
1. Who are the short fiction authors you admire (Australian or otherwise, alive or dead)? You know, and this is terrible, I tend to remember stories more than individual authors. But some names that I have gone looking for after being wowed at least once include: Maggie Alderson, Teresa Ashby, Steve Beresford, Leanne Hall, Cate … Read More
1. Who are the short fiction authors you admire (Australian or otherwise, alive or dead)? Annie Proulx, Elizabeth Jolley and Carson McCullers are a few of the many writers I admire for their short fiction. From a closer position I’ve gained knowledge and been influenced by collections such as Anson Cameron’s, ‘Nice Shootin’ Cowboy’, Tim … Read More
1. Who are the short fiction authors you admire (Australian or otherwise, alive or dead)? Ryan O’Neill, Eva Hornung, Peter Carey, Jessica Au, A.G. McNeil, Amanda Lohrey, Frank Moorhouse Gerard Murnane, Denis Johnson, David Foster Wallace, Doris Lessing, Donald Barthelme, Jorge Luis Barthes, Miranda July, Michael Cunningham, Raymond Carver. 2. What is the most memorable … Read More
1. Who are the short fiction authors you admire (Australian or otherwise, alive or dead)? I admire Cate Kennedy’s short stories, Maria Takolander’s psychological fragility, Nam Lee’s compelling realism and the fantasy in Tom Cho’s writing. I also like Roberto Bolaño, Sushma Joshi, Aravind Adiga, Jhumpa Lahiri. And of course I’ve loved reading Chekov, Borges, … Read More
